Editors: Jorinde Seijdel, Liesbeth Melis
Guest editor: Sven Lütticken
With contributions by Sven Lütticken, Hito Steyerl, Joost de Bloois, Andrea Fraser a.o.

Open 23 Autonomy
New Forms of Freedom and Independence in Art and Culture

Paperback | Illustrated (colour and b/w) | 160 pages | 17 x 24 cm | Design: Thomas Buxó and Klaartje van Eijk
English edition | ISBN 978-90-5662-858-1 | € 19.50
Dutch edition | ISBN 978-90-5662-857-4 | € 19.50

NAi Publishers in association with SKOR | Foundation for Art and Public Domain, with cooperation from The Autonomy Project

Book Launch and Lecture Andrea Fraser 16 June 2012, 3.30 – 6.00 pm
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven

Can autonomy be a means to reinforce the public relevance of art and culture? Open 23 examines this question and discusses new forms and meanings of autonomy for artistic and cultural practice.

In this time of ideological and political crises, in which people and things are increasingly thrown back on their own resources, autonomy is becoming attractive again. But how does autonomy, the wish to take matters into one’s own hands and have significance independent of old structures, relate to the call for engagement and performativity? This issue, made in collaboration with Sven Lütticken, examines autonomy from the standpoints of art, art history, philosophy, political theory and cultural criticism, and attempts to escape the limitations of thinking in terms of engagement on the one hand and autonomy on the other.

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